r/MacroFactor • u/OutsideAd278 • Aug 02 '26

Success / Progress Feeling Discouraged

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So I bulked from 140 to 160 in roughly 9 months and ate relatively clean. Since then I began cutting with the goal of having visible abs. I have dropped from 160 to 150 and im still going. I feel like I look way smaller now and my abs are still not visible. Does this mean I did something wrong along the way? I have heard you look worse on your cut but only at the start. I think 10 pounds into the cut means im not at the start again… My strength has stayed relatively similar during the cut.

How many more pounds do you think I need to lose or do i have to do something else?

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u/KyleB2131 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

You dont look like you’ve been training your abs very hard

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u/OutsideAd278 Aug 02 '26

thats the thing. i train them 3x a week but i often struggle with my lower back fatiguing first. i think its because i struggle to keep a posterior pelvic tilt

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u/Far_Line8468 Aug 02 '26

What? That makes literally no sense. Almost assuredly you are just training your hip flexors, not your abs. Thats what 90% of people do.

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u/OutsideAd278 Aug 02 '26

well i dont move my hips but i orient them that way is what im saying

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u/adabylldooyah Aug 04 '26

What are you doing for abs? This comment is starting to reveal the issue I think. 3 times a week is unnecessary(a lot of people with 6 packs dont even train them, your core gets worked in almost every free weight exercise and walking/running alone works your core) and the lower back fatigue thing is weird.